They do not have credit anymore
My personal exprience told me that the IOs are not trustable.
In June, I talked with TSC IO after I took the second FP. She could not provide more information other than what I saw from online. Then she suggested me to take an infopass.
I followed the suggestion with hope. Then I took my first ever infopass in July. The inforpass officer confirmed the following: (1) I485 pending (2) stuck in background check (3) background check since 2005 (but no month showing in their system), presumably shortly after I submitted the I485 (4) 2nd FP received fine (5) visa numer was allocated to my case. (6) visa number is fixed to my case and will NOT be taken away even if they did not approve my case before this fiscal year. (7) Infopass office suggested contacting congressman and senator.
About a week ago, I called USCIS National Customer Service Center asking information about the application of AP travel document. That lady totally did NOT understand their own policy!! I asked where to file I131 because we filed I485 in California and case was transferred to Texas. She said file I131 to California. I said "But my case is pending at Texas." She said "You must have moved out side of California after you filed the case?" My god, I filed all by myself EB2-NIW but I was stupid enough not knowing where I am living. Anyway, I answered "I have been living in California for 5 years. But USCIS transfered my 485 to Texas in 2006." She asked "Why did they transfer your case?" "Well, you should ask your own person about the reason. But many I485 cases were transferred at that time." Then she remember the transfer story. At this time, finaly she was able to confirm that I should file I131 to Texas.
In the same call, I want to confirm the information from infopass IO. But that lady said, "You do not have visa number plus background check is pending!" Now, I do NOT have visa number
. I then ask, "But the inforpass IO told me blah blah..." Guess what, that lady said "I am not suppose to be responsible for that other people told you." Ok. OK. "Could you tell me the background check is pending since when?" "I am not allowed to give you such information" "But how come the infopass IO told me that it is pending since 2005? Could you tell me which information I should trust? I am a legal immigrant following the rule and law. Can I just get a straight answer for this fair question?" Guess what, she said "We have constant internal communications that you do not have access to. Our system is not here for your approval." Enough is enough. I hang up. Maybe next time I should record all the conversation with USCIS. But the information is: background check not cleared; no visa number give and my case is in dust.
Some one suggested contacting TSC directly because they might have more detailed/accurate information. So, I just called TSC a moment ago. That lady essentially refused to provide any information. Just said, "NO visa number is given to my case and background check is not cleared." I then ask exactly the same question:"background check since what time?". She said that she was not allowed to disclose such information. I stopped right there.
My conclusion is that do NOT trust any USCIS answer before you get the green card. Even if they tell you your background is cleared and wait until Oct., they could simply say (in Oct.) that your background is NOT cleared and they could not do anything before some "agency" finish your background check. Oh, by the way, the lady at National Customer Service said she was NOT allowed to say the name of agency processing the background check. So you could guess probably the National Park Service, FCC, FDA, or Department of Agriculture is processing that.
What can we do? What can a legal immigrant do other than working hard, worrying about legal status all the time, and paying the tax?
By the way, here is my information:
EB2/NIW I140/I485 concurrent file 09/23/2005, CSC
Cases transferred to TSC 03/23/2006
I140 approved 06/26/2006, TSC
I485 pending...
Same here. I called about an hour ago...She sounded already pissed. She said go online and jerk off..
I made that last part up. But I got nothing from the IO. I haven't spoken to any IO since 2005
